| ACAPNIAS | • ACAPNIA n. a lack of carbon dioxide. |
| ANAPAEST | • anapaest n. (UK) Alternative form of anapest. • anapæst n. Archaic form of anapest. • ANAPAEST n. (Greek) a type of metrical foot, also ANAPEST. |
| ANAPHASE | • anaphase n. (Cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving… • ANAPHASE n. the stage of meiosis in which daughter chromosomes move towards the nuclear spindle. |
| APADANAS | • apadanas n. Plural of apadana. • APADANA n. (Persian) the great hall of a Persian palace. |
| APANAGES | • apanages n. Plural of apanage. • APANAGE n. endowment for a king's child, also APPANAGE. |
| APLANATS | • aplanats n. Plural of aplanat. • APLANAT n. an aplanatic lens, i.e. one free from spherical aberration. |
| CAMPANAS | • campanas n. Plural of campana. • CAMPANA n. (Latin) a church bell. |
| CATAPANS | • catapans n. Plural of catapan. • CATAPAN n. (Greek) the governor of Calabria and Apulia for the Byzantine emperor. |
| PAISANAS | • paisanas n. Plural of paisana. • PAISANA n. (Spanish) a fellow countrywoman. |
| PANACEAS | • panaceas n. Plural of panacea. • PANACEA n. (Greek) a remedy for all diseases, also PANACHAEA. |
| PAPASANS | • papasans n. Plural of papasan. • PAPASAN n. a chair shaped like a boat. |
| PARASANG | • parasang n. A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle… • PARASANG n. (Greek) an old Persian unit of distance. |
| PARGANAS | • parganas n. Plural of pargana. • PARGANA n. (Hindi) a division of an administrative district or zillah in India, also PERGUNNAH. |